We performed a comparison between Visio and Visual Paradigm based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Business Process Design solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."A good designation feature."
"Putting details into the process flow and being able to link other objects into the diagrams are very helpful features."
"The diagrams Visio creates are quite impressive in the sense that we can cooperate with more colleagues in one task and see the flow of the process."
"It is a scalable solution."
"It is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Visio is the credential management, endpoint manager, and active directory for Microsoft Azure for our hybrid infrastructure. Additionally, there are plenty of features available."
"Visio is stable."
"It is ideal for putting out flowcharts and swim charts. It's really good. It has all the various options to use, particularly depending on what kind of audience you have. It provides you different kinds of options to insert the pictures and explain things."
"The application is easy to use and provides informative diagrams."
"It is easy and intuitive to use, not excessively rigid, and quite flexible."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup was straightforward."
"It is a scalable solution since it can be used at an individual level as well as for enterprise-sized businesses."
"I like the structure. I can see the diagrams and everything I created."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"Stable design software with multiple functions and features. It's simple to install and easy to use."
"Visual Paradigm is super user-friendly, especially for new team members. I always have them start with it because the interface is so simple to pick up. They usually spend about six months to a year using only Visual Paradigm before moving on to other tools. We also use the cloud repository for collaborative work, but I've had some trouble with code reviewing and limitations. Sometimes, customers even request the source file or exported XML because it's easier for them to access and review."
"Some of the improvements that have been made in Visio have not been beneficial, at least to me, personally. Too many things have been added to it, and it makes it kind of clunky sometimes. There is an overwhelming desire or competition to continue to improve it when the product is and has been pretty good, and some of what is done tends to clutter it. In some cases, the updates make it more difficult to use. It is already pretty feature-heavy and continuing to add stuff is not productive from my perspective."
"The export and import functionality from Visio to other tools and the import and export functionality from other tools to Visio are areas with shortcomings."
"Extremely large complex drawings need to be saved on the cloud for access."
"We need the place and route capability for the lines when we have a database. I use it for architectures, and between the boxes, there are lines or interfaces from one tool to another. I wish those lines could be easily drawn without having to place them mechanically. I wish that there was some kind of place and route capability, so I just press a button, and all the lines get drawn."
"The big downside to Visio is that it's very difficult to push the design through to Power Automate, to become a workflow that you can use."
"There are too many features."
"There are a lot of patches that sometimes change how one version will interact compared to another."
"The user interface could be simplified and easier to use."
"The solution is not user-friendly. It uses a lot of memory and CPU. You have to have a good computer to use it."
"From time to time, we experience some troubles when we work as teams."
"Visual Paradigm could improve many aspects. The performance could be better because it can be low. When we have large and complicated models, it has a low speed and many bugs. Sometimes the solution stops and you have to restart Microsoft Windows on your PC. The larger database modeling cannot be done properly, I have to use another solution called SAP PowerDesigner."
"Visual Paradigm is much better now. But each project has its own challenges, which is why I'm exploring different tools for my new projects. For instance, designing reports can be tough, especially with the costly intervention of professional services from vendors."
"It's still early for me to comment since I've only been using it for two months, but the responsiveness when diagramming needs to be improved."
"Visual Paradigm's initial deployment was difficult since we did it for the first time. It is challenging to learn to use the product."
"The solution can improve by updating the user interface, and graphics."
"The product's versioning capability needs improvement."
Visio is ranked 1st in Business Process Design with 100 reviews while Visual Paradigm is ranked 7th in Business Process Design with 25 reviews. Visio is rated 7.8, while Visual Paradigm is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Visio writes "A software for drawing a variety of diagrams which include flowcharts, org charts, building plans, floor plans, data flow diagrams". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Visual Paradigm writes "Very flexible and easy to use with a good pricing model". Visio is most compared with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Bizagi, IBM Blueworks Live, Lucidchart and SAP Signavio Process Manager, whereas Visual Paradigm is most compared with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Lucidchart, Bizagi, No Magic MagicDraw and ARIS BPA. See our Visio vs. Visual Paradigm report.
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